{"podcast":{"title":"Johannesburg News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176","podcast_index_feed_id":7622176,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1469,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Johannesburg News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Johannesburg—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Johannesburg News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T00:21:08.748621+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176"},"episode":{"title":"RAF Pays Suspended Staff Millions | Johannesburg News","slug":"raf-pays-suspended-staff-millions-johannesburg-news","published_at":"2026-09-09T13:31:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/raf-pays-suspended-staff-millions-johannesburg-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/6e1990f61d1b63e3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/fe3a0829-cca6-4256-bb35-f98d560d5531.mp3","summary":"Action SA is slamming the Road Accident Fund for paying suspended employees a staggering R29 million — averaging R1.82 million each — while they’re not working, calling it a glaring governance failure and a betrayal of taxpayers who fund the scheme to help accident victims. With some suspensions dating back to 2024 and three staff off the clock for over a year, the party accuses the RAF of systemic waste and lack of accountability, even under a new board. They vow to keep exposing what they call “the rot” until the fund returns to its core mission: helping accident victims, not paying salaries for idle staff. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/6e1990f61d1b63e3","meta_description":"Action SA is slamming the Road Accident Fund for paying suspended employees a staggering R29 million — averaging R1.82 million each — while they’re not wo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":102,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/episodes/raf-pays-suspended-staff-millions-johannesburg-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/johannesburg-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7622176/raf-pays-suspended-staff-millions-johannesburg-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}